The distribution of the Summer Edition of the HUB should now have been completed by Royal Mail to 5700 addresses across Windermere, Bowness and Troutbeck Bridge.
An online (pdf) version is now available by clicking this link.
If you live in the LA23 postcode and have not received a copy through your door please let us know via 015394 40020, or via email to editor@hub-news.org
Formally launched! The 19th of January saw Windermere Reflections formally underway. An audience of representatives from key local organisations were given an insight into how & why Windermere Reflections came to be……
Reflections on History got off to a flying start on Saturday 18th February with an introductory event for volunteers eager to learn more & to work alongside professional archaeologists as they survey local woodlands with the aim of unearthing Windermere’s industrial heritage………
the Love your Lakes team from Nurture Lakeland took to the streets on the 15th and 16th of February to asks people to vow to take loving The Lakes more seriously in future. ………
Read the full newsletter and find out about Windermere Reflection Events by clicking here.
Please note that Taffy and Chrissie Thomas will not be able to participate in the Ambleside Discovery Day detailed under the events section of the newsletter as they will be working hard sharing the joy of their wonderful stories in sunny Spain, at least we hope the sun shines on them!
Following major refurbishment the public toilets at Bowness Bay recently taken over from South Lakeland District Council by the Bowness & Windermere Community Care Trust re-opened yesterday.
Customers using the materially upgraded facilities are required to pay 20pence to access the toilets and the revenue generated will help to sustain the onward operation of these and the other 7 toilets now operated by the Charitable Trust.
3 more toilets of the 8 toilets are to receive major upgrades before Easter.
Voluntary organisations,service and support groups will be providing information about their work at Windermere Town Councils Community Day on Saturday 17th March from 10.30am until 3.00pm.
Whether interested in finding out what local organisations are presently delivering, hearing about what they plan to be doing in the future or just interested in finding new outlets for your energies and skills just call in to The Marchesi Centre on March 17th.
Windermere is home to a great wealth of voluntary and social enterprise organisations and with so much talk about how such organisations can help take reprehensibility for local projects what better time to find out more about what they can do for us.
Refreshments available throughout the day.
The copy deadline for the Summer 2012 edition of the HUB is Friday 30th March.
Please submit articles, photographs, ideas for inclusion as quickly as possible to
editor@hub-news.org
approximately 5700 copies will be distributed via Royal Mail from week commencing 30th April
Windermere Reflections – a 3 year programme that needs YOU!
This 3 year partnership programme, supported by the Heritage Lottery Fund, contains 19 community focused projects offering exciting opportunities, bringing long term benefits, increasing understanding of environmental issues within the Windermere Catchment, and encouraging locals and visitors to take a hand in protecting our heritage and improving the waters of Lake Windermere and its catchment.
From their Ambleside office, the Windermere Reflections team along with our delivery partners will be rolling out a programme of wide ranging activities including tree planting and river restoration, heritage surveys, celebratory and arts events, and initiatives to help us all reduce our environmental impact. There are also opportunities to pick up new skills by enrolling on free courses, or by taking part in any number of volunteering opportunities.
Want to know more or get involved?
There are lots of opportunities to lend your support by getting involved! It’s a chance to improve your understanding of the challenges that thecatchmentsLake, Waters and Tarns face; and about the value of the areas environment and cultural heritage.
In addition to the new skills on offer we’re looking for people to help with events, become a local ambassador, help with our education programme, do some research, litter pick, run pub quizzes to go with our new beer, and more! If you’re involved in a local arts group that would like to get involved we’d love to hear from you!
If you are interested in getting involved or would like to receive e-bulletins about what’s happening please get in touch with Debbie Binch on tel:015394 34401 / 07917 263789 (Wednesday – Friday) or debbie.binch@environment-agency.gov.uk.
Want to know more? Pop in and see us (we’re next to the ArmittMuseum) in Ambleside, or visit our website
Meet the team
You can meet the team and discover more at our 3 lively family fun ‘Discovery Days’
Reflections’ funding partners are: Environment Agency, Lake District National Park, National Trust, University of Cumbria. Additional delivery partners are Friends of the Lake District, South Cumbria Rivers Trust, Nurture Lakeland and Windermere Rotary.
South Cumbrian residents are being warned by Trading Standards about cold callers who are offering grants as part of a ‘government’ scheme to replace windows for new double glazing. They received information that the companies involved may be using high pressure selling techniques in order to persuade residents to sign up to the scheme.
The advice from Cumbria Trading Standards is not to deal any companies who use cold calling tactics and if residents are unsure or need further advice they should contact Consumer Direct on 08454 040506.
Householders wanting the best information on heating their homes this Winter should contact Cumbria Warm Homes – a Cumbria wide project supported by Cumbria County Council and all of the six District Councils, on 0800 328 8419, or apply online at www.cumbriawarmhomes.org.uk. The scheme offers free home energy health checks that will provide you with a written survey report and quotation for your property.
Work is going well on site. The connections in the road way have been made and Glebe Road re-opened as planned today on Friday 10th February. From now on Glebe Road car park will stop being free.
Preparations are already being made for us to move off site and restore the Glebe at the end of March, to make way for the Easter and summer tourist seasons. The exact details of the restoration of the working area are being finalised and UU will let us have more information about it soon.
Behind the hoardings, the underground pumping station is looking good. The concrete floor is in and they are now building the walls.
Drop-in sessions
If you have any questions or concerns about the work, or even just want to say hello, the project co-ordinator Ronnie Smith will be holding his next drop-in session at the Bowness Bay Information Centre between 10am and 12noon on February 14.
Apply for a United Utilities community grant
Don’t forget to apply for a United Utilities small grant. They are looking to award the first tranche of grants in March and there’s still plenty of time to get applications in by February 28. Grants of up to £500 are available to not-for-profit groups and charities to help deliver projects and benefits in Windermere. They have up to £5,000 to give away over the next few months. The grants are only for local organisations in and near the area affected by our sewer project. Applications will be judged regularly by a panel made up of United Utilities staff and community representatives. Application packs and eligibility criteria can be downloaded from their website www.unitedutilities.com/lakedistrict.
A small number of pre-printed packs are available from Bowness Bay Information Centre on Glebe Road but these are reserved mainly for people who do not have access to a computer.
Contacting United Utilities
If anyone would like more information they are welcome to contact the customer enquiry line on 0845 746 2200 quoting project number 80026504. Lines are open from 8am until 8pm Monday to Friday, until 6pm on Saturdays and until noon on Sundays.
Local mum and Rhythm Time teacher, Marion Johnston, has been nominated in the national What’s On 4 2012 Junior Awards. These awards recognise and reward those companies, organisations and individuals who provide the very best activities for children across the UK.
Marion, who lives in Bowness and runs Rhythm Time music classes for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers across the South Lakes and Furness area, is delighted with the nominations. “I’m thrilled and flattered that the parents and carers who come to our classes with their little ones have nominated us for these prestigious awards” she says. “It’s so wonderful to be able to see how the babies and young children in our classes really benefit from music, and how it can enhance their development. The fact that the parents really value what we do is so rewarding,” she adds.
Successful nominees will go through to the voting stage in March, and winners will be announced at the final awards ceremony in June.
Anyone wanting more information about Marion’s music classes for babies, toddlers and pre-schoolers or to book a free trial, should call 015394 47191 or visit www.rhythmtime.net
The Spring 2012 edition of the HUB is being delivered by Royal Mail week commencing 6th February.
An electronic copy of the HUB Spring 2012 in pdf is available by clicking here